Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 3.8 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
$21.99
€20.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$895.10
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$780.71
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
$5.13
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$574.16
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$493.06
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$269.69
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$585.06
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$259.38
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$290.95
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
$131.93
€123.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
$50.27
€47.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
$106.59
€99.96
|
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